, 1887-12-20

and he had all the worst of it when they
fell.
Round Sit was now the
YANKEES TURN TO CROW,
and Kilrain, following up his advantage,
forced the pace and at once went in for
fighting and threw his man, Smith going
down heavily.
Round Gas soou as the men had their
hands up some light exchanges took
place. Smith dashed out his left and got
a singer on the head, when the men
closed and went down.
Rounds 7 and s were remarkable for
hugging tactics, in which neither mar
made any Roadway.
Round 9-Kilrain let fly with his left
and right, but was cleverly stopped by
Jem, and Jem returned the intended com
pliment with interest, getting in a ire
mendous left hand flush on the nose, fol-
lowing this up with his right on the body,
the round closing with Smith uppermost.
Round l0-The pair got in close quar-
tiers Kilrain finally throwing his antagon-
list heavily.
Round ll-Kilrain led but fell short
and Smith, taking advantage of this,
dashed his left hotly on the head and sup
plemented it with his favorite hit on the
mask. Kilrain did not relish this and re-
taliated:with his right on the, body, being
paid by a heavy smash on the ribs.
Rounds IL and Is were unimportant.
Round 14-Smith dashed his left home
three times in the face when Kilrain again
saved himself by getting close in throw
ing his man.
Rounds Is and 16-Partisans of Smith
appeared highly delighted when they saw
the cordial refreshment administered to
Kilrain. Both men spared for wind un-
til Kilrain brought the round to close by
heeling his opponent.
Round l7-Kilrain shot his left in on
the body and Smith slipped and fell.
Round 1S-Smith led with his left
which reached his opponents head, but
was smartly countered by Jake with a ter
rifle swinging right handler on the Jaw
sending Smith clear off his pins. This
was the first knock down blow in the
fight.
Rounds 10 and 2O-Little progress was
made.
SMITH DISTRESSED.
Round 2l-Smith was evidently con-
siderably distressed by his repeated heavy
falls, and, thanks to the terrible blow re-
ceived in the last round, came up a bit
groggy. Kilrain took alvantage Of this
and aimed a straight left handler, but
Smith warded off the blow and gave a re-
ceipt in full on Kilrain's forehead. 1t was
now his turn to be the aggressor, and
after landing a vigorous right handler on
the ribs, he brought his left into play
twice in succession before going down,
Kllrain falling heavily on Smith.
During the X seventeen rounds there
was very little attempt at fighting. The
rounds consisted principally of wrestling,
Kilrain evidently having a wholesome
dread of Smiths right.
DOWN TO REA WORK AGAIN.
Round 39-Kilrain, eager for business,
popped his left in on Smiths body.
Smith aimed a terrific left handler at the
Yankee which the latter by great good
fortune just missed. Kilrain not relish
ing this, dashed at his man and brought
him down with a thud.
Round 40 to 42-Very little was done
save hugging, Kilrain going over to
| Smiths corner with the usual result of
throwing Smith and falling uppermost.
Round 43-Smith following led off with
his left and Kilrain got home a straight
one from the shoulder in Smiths
stomach. Smith raped one on Kilrain's
head, when the latter closed with him and
again brought him down.
In the forty-fifth both we're more in
clined to close than to fight.
KILRAIN HAS HI ADVANTAGE.
Kilrain had all the best of the fftieth
round. Up to the ninetieth round Kill
rain held the advantage and had knocked
Smith down three times, while Smith had
only once succeeded IN knocking Kilrain
down.
The hundredth round had been fought
in an hour and forty minutes. Light was
now failing ard Smiths seconds urged
that the keepers could not see their
watches.
In the hundred and sixth and last round
both were fighting as quickly as at the
start when Mr.. Atkinson ordered an ad-
tournament of the contest until the next
day amid loud cheers, the spectators being
DELIGHTED with the pluck shown by both
men. In Sullivan's opinion to days fight
was the gamest witnessed in many years
between big men.